MOUNTAINEERING leaders say a planned wind farm of 24 turbines near Rannoch Moor poses a threat to rare wildlife. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) claims residents, businesses and landscape protection organisations are opposing the Talladh a Bheithe Wind Farm scheme to erect the 400ft turbines between Loch Rannoch and Read more
Katrine Bussey MINISTERS at both Holyrood and Westminster must jointly pledge to improve the grid connections to Scotland’s islands within the next few years, a green energy chief has said. Niall Stuart, chief executive of Scottish Renewables, said the two governments must commit to getting Shetland, Orkney and the Western Read more
The UK Govt is always bragging off about how their renewable policies will create zillions of new green jobs. http://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/where-did-all-the-green-jobs-go/
The trade association which represents Scotland’s renewables industry has called on both the Scottish and UK Governments to work together to further accelerate the development of renewables in Scotland following Scotland’s historic Independence Referendum last week. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scotlands-renewables-industry-calls-for-additional-scottish-powers-over-energy-policy/
Commenting on the impact of the Scottish referendum outcome on the energy market, a leading industry analyst has described the outcome as being ‘good for continuing subsidies to the Scottish renewables’ sector’. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/referendum-result-good-news-for-scottish-renewable-subsidies/
A Mexican ecologist has blown the whistle on the corruption, lies and incompetence of the wind industry – and on the massive environmental damage it causes in the name of saving the planet. http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/09/20/Environmental-researcher-wind-industry-riddled-with-absolute-corruption
By Mark Latham People in Shetland have been left frustrated by a stand-off between an energy company and the regulator that has put a stop to the building of a long-awaited new power station and shows no sign of early resolution. Last month, Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing gave planning Read more
There is the prospect of up to 43 wind turbines being erected close to Westruther following the production of initial plans for a third wind farm. An application to the council for a scoping opinion on a scheme for up to 10 turbines at Weetfoot Bog, between Westruther and Duns, Read more